The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) is the
state-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO),
responsible for administering continuous and comprehensive transportation planning for this region. SMTC’s planning jurisdiction, called the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), covers Onondaga County, the Town of Sullivan in Madison County, and the Towns of Hastings, Schroeppel, West Monroe and a small portion of Granby in Oswego County.
As the MPO, the SMTC provides the forum for cooperative decision making
in the development of transportation
plans, programs and recommendations. Its
committees are comprised of elected and
appointed officials, representing local,
state and federal governments, agencies,
and organizations having interest in or
responsibility for transportation
planning and programming. The SMTC also
provides an opportunity for citizens to
participate in the discussion of
specific transportation issues and
projects, and encourages the public to
get involved in the public involvement
opportunities available.